Thing is, some of these records I haven't listen to enough, but nothing seems to be matching the kind of stuff that was out in '02 or '05. Possibly because I'm spreading myself musically too thinly and my way of digesting music through meticulous ratings systems, looking onto it as how easy it is to sing back after five listens as opposed to the actual merit of songwriting/production, because nothing is as gripping as it was when I was 13. Sigh.

Darn, didn't see this until tonight. And I posted my halfterm list at http://anulaibar.com/svammel/?p=338 (It's in Swedish, but you might like to see it anyhow) June 28. But well then here's my top ten, so far, in no order...:

from the ones i have bought that were this years, i very much like
soap&skin
moderat
the sight below (which is fucking incredible)
maybeshewill
phoenix
...erm, i can't remember any more!
those Wixel ones are amazing too. an album a month! awesome.

That's about it so far. There's a few more albums that I like of course, but they aren't likely to make my top ten by the end of the year. I'm certainly not going to just stick them in because I can't think of anything else.

Don't think I could name ten really top-drawer releases, but standouts for me:

The Longcut - Open Hearts
Brakes - Touchdown
Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another
That Fucking Tank - Tankology
Circlesquare - Songs About Dancing and Drugs
The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage
Feedle - Go and Get Your Head Fucked

and I'm absolutely, 100% convinced that Kong - Snake Magnet is going to join the list.. Out on Monday.

Longcut album is earth-shatteringly good - criminal that it seems to be passing people by so far but should hopefully get a bit more press alongside physical release in October.

Can't wait to hear the new Maybeshewill, Worriedaboutsatan, Twilight Sad, Muse, Mew, BLK JKS and Future of the Left albums. This year can only get better, I'm concerned that I won't have the money for all these new releases.